Sentences with phrase «successful campaign against»

In 2015, The Lancet — one of the world's most respected medical journals and thus a publication trained in the most careful parsing of statistics — quoted a scholarly work that cited Brulle's paper: «It is estimated that US industry spent close to $ 500 million in its successful campaign against the 2010 House of Representatives proposal to cap US emissions.

She was involved in the successful campaign against legalizing physician assisted suicide in 2012.

In the 1980s, CSPI actually spearheaded a highly successful campaign against the use of healthy saturated fats, touting trans fats as a healthier alternative, so take their official stance against coconut oil with a (big) grain of salt.

State Republicans, including Astorino, have said that they would need at least $ 15 million to wage a successful campaign against Cuomo, a goal that, as of now, appears unlikely to be met.

The GOP is hoping Assemblyman George Amedore, R - Rotterdam, will parlay name recognition and personal wealth into a successful campaign against Cecilia Tkaczyk, president of the Duanesburg school board.

Former Rep. Larry LaRocco is running a very aggressive and relatively successful campaign against Lt. Gov. Jim Risch.

Welsh Lib Dems led the ultimately successful campaign against Labour's e-cigs ban in the previous Public Health Bill, gathering the backing of over 4,000 people.

James began his career working for Business for Sterling, the successful campaign against British membership of the European single currency, and he managed the No campaign against the proposed North East Regional Assembly in the 2004 referendum, which won an upset landslide against the government - backed Yes Campaign.

The League also went all in for Queens Sen. Tony Avella, a member of the IDC, in his successful campaign against his Democratic primary opponent, former NYC Comptroller John Liu.

The approval rating of Russian President Mr. Vladimir Putin is higher among his citizen due to the successful anti-terrorist operation in Syria where the Russian Air Force is conducting a successful campaign against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and the accession of the Crimean Republic into the Russian Federation.

It was also the issue that motivated my successful campaign against «pink slime» in school food ground beef last year.

This was notably the case in the successful campaign against Negro slavery, in the many efforts, not so successful, to curb war and bring about international peace, in the Red Cross for ministering to the sufferers from war and from natural disasters, in the inauguration of the modern nursing profession, in the fight against the excessive use of alcohol, in the efforts to improve the care of prisoners and the insane, in the multiform endeavors, never before so numerous, to give larger opportunities to the underprivileged, and in some of the many programs for the thorough reconstruction of society.

The teachers and parents at the Bridge Special School, Ipswich and at St Philip's Church of England Aided Primary School in Romsey, who both fought brilliantly and where we won successful campaigns against academisation.

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Though it's not over yet, the campaign against the Northern Gateway pipeline has been one of the most successful ever for B.C.'s environmental movement.

By the end of 2017, several researchers had reported additional spear phishing campaigns against South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, numerous successful thefts, and even Bitcoin and Monero mining.

This hugely successful play which triggered a tidal wave of controversy now appears to have been a part of a slander campaign originating in the Soviet block against a pope who was a determined enemy of communism in the West.

To make a long story short, the «Hitler's Pope» campaign was highly successful, with the result that the calumny against Pius is now almost universally accepted by the opinion - making elites and by plenty of average citizens as well.

You appear to be a victim of the (largely successful) misinformation campaign waged by parts of the religious community against science.

Judges 4 - 5 famously recounts Deborah's successful military campaign against Sisera.

After a highly successful World Cup qualifying campaign the Netherlands travel to Paris for a friendly against France.

Our Cheshire based men's football 1s, had a successful cup campaign this year winning the BUCS Trophy back in March against Essex.

Following a successful 2016/17 campaign which saw City's Women lift the FA Continental Tyres Cup, the FA Women's Super League trophy and the SSE Women's FA Cup, the Toulouse International Ladies Cup will give the club the ideal opportunity to test themselves against several of Europe's elite sides ahead of the new season.

Having already enjoyed a successful campaign in Spain's top flight with Sevilla the former U20 World Champion has fitted into Champions League - chasing Valencia's midfield like a glove, scoring 4 goals (including one against Real Madrid, at the Bernabeu, on his debut) and providing 1 assist since signing on loan in the deal that sent Joao Cancelo in the other direction.

That successful campaign began with a home win against Bayer Leverkusen, the former home of Andre Schurrle, while CSKA Moscow were in our group in 2004/05, Jose Mourinho's first season at the club (John Terry pictured scoring in the home game below).

Juan Cuadrado enjoyed a successful World Cup campaign for Colombia before crashing out in the quarter finals against the hosts in...

Embed from Getty Images After a successful international break, the Arsenal side continue their campaign tonight against newly promoted Watford.

Last fall, during my (ultimately successful) petition campaign against a misleading McDonald's «nutrition education» video intended for classroom use, I also told you about another protest going on against the company's in - school marketing.

Sen. John DeFrancisco remained downcast on the chances of his gubernatorial campaign pulling out the nomination against frontrunner Marc Molinaro, saying Wednesday it's unlikely he'll be successful.

Due to their successful military campaign against ISIS, the Iraqi Kurds could expand their territory by about 40 %.

But he has always been a good fundraiser, which was necessary in his successful first campaign against Democratic Rep. Scott Murphy of Glens Falls.

A successful open meeting was held last night in Richmond where speakers from the Protest the Pope Campaign outlined the reasons for protesting against honouring Pope Joseph Ratzinger with a state visit.

She was a driving force — albeit as an advisor and not as a paid campaign member — behind his political comeback in 2006 when he ran a successful statewide campaign for AG just four years after a disastrous and short - lived gubernatorial primary challenge against then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

Federal campaign filings also show that Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) spent $ 15,000 with Conway's firm between July and October 2014 for polling an communications consulting in his successful race that year against then - Rep.

He believes his campaign will be successful, not only in the GOP primary, but in the general election against Valesky.

It charts Lord Ashcroft's successful fight back against this campaign culminating in official Government apologies and The Times unconditionally withdrawing its invented allegations.

Since then, New Yorkers Against Fracking, the coalition of like - minded groups that shadowed Cuomo at events and campaign stops across the state, has remained active, with some of its leaders traveling to other states — and even other countries — to speak about the successful push against drilling in NeAgainst Fracking, the coalition of like - minded groups that shadowed Cuomo at events and campaign stops across the state, has remained active, with some of its leaders traveling to other states — and even other countries — to speak about the successful push against drilling in Neagainst drilling in New York.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

A Suffolk County Democrat has filed a complaint with the FEC against Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican, alleging he illegally used funds from his state Senate campaign to aid his successful 2014 congressional campaign.

Several of the team have been heavily involved in successful SLF campaigns including the Liberal Democrat campaign against the NHS Bill, and in taking forward progressive Liberal Democrat policies in a wide variety of areas.

Cameron stuck to his theme, accusing Miliband of wanting to «fight some petty socialist campaign against successful big business», complaining about «tribal socialism» and rounding on the «left - wing Labour party.»

Hearst was behind the organised campaign against cannabis hemp, then one of America's most successful crops, by timber, oil and paper interests.

But while Mr Smith has waged successful anti-cuts campaigns against Iain Duncan Smith, and served as Shadow Welsh Secretary under Ed Miliband, he's far from a household name.

The foundation spent $ 547,000 later that year, primarily to aid Democrat Steve Bellone's successful campaign for county executive against Republican Angie Carpenter, according to Jeff Frayler, former president of the Suffolk PBA.

President Nana Akufo - Addo has described as successful, the work of Operation Vanguard, the team tasked to enforce the government's campaign against illegal mining activities in the country.

He attributed his successful campaign, including a tight primary against former Governor Eliot Spitzer, to the Big Apple's small - donor matching system.

«Mike Fishman will bring decades of experience building some of the state's most successful organizing campaigns to the (state Democratic party) and Cuomo 2018 at a critical time as we work to fight back against the GOP's destructive attacks on New York's middle class,» said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Cuomo's hand - picked chairman of the state party.

December 30, 2015 • With the NBA's new ad campaign against gun violence, commentator Frank Deford says a bunch of athletes may finally provide the first successful nudge toward stiffer firearm regulation.

A successful campaign in 2013 by a Pennsylvania local struck a blow against privatization that is having a lasting impact.

«Events unfold in the most mannered prose since the glory days of James Ellroy against the distant echoes of Donald Trump's shockingly successful presidential campaign... Dispensing with the genre's customary pleasures... Bruen still manages to deliver prose that's both tough and elegiac.»

The move was welcomed by charities and organisations which have campaigned against the restrictive domestic violence eligibility criteria, including Rights of Women, which last year brought a successful legal challenge to the regulations.